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orichalcum at 12:09pm on 14/06/2007 under academia
orichalcum at 12:09pm on 14/06/2007 under academiaSo, I'm doing some research on Pompeian graffiti in preparation for the conference proposal I'm submitting tomorrow. Along the way, I came along this choice item, from the gladiator barracks:
II.7 (gladiator barracks); 8767: Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.
, Floronius. I bet those women laughed afterwards. Either that, or you made this mistake:
VIII.2 (in the basilica); 1882: The one who #$%@ a fire burns his penis.
FYI, the paper starts with one graffito that's always intrigued me, and tries to draw out conclusions about Roman domestic life from there: VII.2.48 (House of Caprasius Primus); 3061: "I don’t want to sell my husband, not for all the gold in the world."
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II.7 (gladiator barracks); 8767: Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.
VIII.2 (in the basilica); 1882: The one who #$%@ a fire burns his penis.
FYI, the paper starts with one graffito that's always intrigued me, and tries to draw out conclusions about Roman domestic life from there: VII.2.48 (House of Caprasius Primus); 3061: "I don’t want to sell my husband, not for all the gold in the world."
Other highlights are: ( Read more... )
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